LIFE IN FOCUS

A change in your personal definition will instantly change the talents you express, the behaviors you demonstrate, and the aspirations you pursue. -Tony Robbins One of the greatest myths many believe and often goes unchallenged is that " people don't change."   If this were true, then there would be no need for personal development seminars, psychotherapy, life coaching, leadership development courses, or any other self-motivating or self-enhancing activity, via books, journals, audiotapes, and on-line courses.  Since self-improvement is a multi-billion dollar industry, it stands to reason that this cliche is simply untrue and needs to be put to rest. While for some, this concept is valid, but as far as a general statement, we need to re-think this one as advancements in neuroscience indicate otherwise. We all have personal examples of individuals in our lives who do not change. They live the same day,  think the same thoughts, and behave the same way EVERY...

  If consistent, you will get it. If persistent, you will keep it. Focus, an important mental asset, is directed attention.  In our ever growing complex and distracted world, our ability to focus is diminishing dramatically, and this is affecting learning and retention of material, deep thinking, and problem solving. Bombarded by interruptions throughout our day from notifications, pings, and vibrations emanating from our digital devices, we barely can settle down and approach a task long enough before becoming interrupted.  This consistent shift in attention is creating executive functioning fatigue, which in turn compromises our  decision making abilities. In order to accomplish  great things, discerning between productivity and busy-ness is crucial. Productivity requires clarity, while busy-ness does not.  Busy-ness generally has no substantive end -goal in sight.   Many are busy. Few are focused. Our brains love and seek focused attention....

The first wealth is health. -Ralph Waldo Emerson PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY (PNI) The immune system's chief function is to prevent or limit infection, and as long as it's running smoothly, we will not know it's there. It quietly and efficiently does its job recognizing and neutralizing harmful substances from the environment and fighting disease-causing pathogens.  Without our immune system, we would have no way of fighting off these harmful invaders.  Decades ago, it was believed the immune system operated within itself rather than as the well-integrated system in constant communication with the brain and nervous system that we now know it to be. Not only do these systems communicate, but each affects the other in profound ways. Their synergy is both staggering and powerful and collectively coined psychoneuroimmunology , or PNI, for short. The PNI model comprises 3 major components:  Psychological Neurological Immunological  My interest in PNI began approximat...